I am the original owner of my 2015 Audi S3 with over 180,000 miles on it. Did 99% of the work on the car myself. There are some days that i dream of owning an RS5, an S6 or some other "higher end" model. But then i see videos like this where you need to remove tons of drivetrain components to fix simple things, and reality hits. I'm going to give my S3 a big hug after this video !

Thank you Jonny for showing me to NEVER even think about buying a used Audi.

As a retired mechanic i dont feel good letting others work on my car but johny is 100% genuine he gets my vote every time.

You're a gem Jonny! They're very lucky to have you willing to jobs like this. Don't think I will ever buy an Audi lol.

Watching Jonny is refreshing. Audis are nice looking cars, but watching this, makes me shy away. Probably have to pull the engine to replace the air filter...keep up the good work!!

I like how you tell it how it is. No sugar coating.

Seriously?! What a nice guy!! Johnny gives the industry a great name 😀

"Oh look, I can buy an Audi A8 on BAT for cheap. Then I can work on it in my driveway. All that luxury for a low price. Perfect !". This video dispels a lot of myths. Years of experience; all the tools; a car lift. And even then, it's 8 straight hours on your feet, working overhead, 2 man job at times. Stressed about not breaking anything when you're moving it out of the way. And the pressure of getting it right first time, every time. (And then the owner chooses to put in a used part for a wear item. The mind boggles ... ). Johnny, you earned your money on this one and no mistake. Great videography as always. We love you too Johnny and team ! Greetings from Prague. CZ

Great shop owner and an inspiration to technicians everywhere, keep up the great work Jonny!

I swear, Audi works at least as hard on making the mechanic's job as difficult as possible as they do on engineering the actual vehicles. looks like they've managed to become even more advanced in their repair malevolence since my Allroad! 🤔 ps - glad your back is feeling better. back problems are no joke.

Mad respect to Jonny for doing a job like this...that looked absolutely brutal. I think if car buyers took the time to learn how their cars were engineered and how difficult (or not) it'll be to maintain, German auto makers would see a massive decrease in sales 🤣

Sad thing is the Audi engineer who design this thing never have to change the steering pump! Be bless Johnny!

Thank you for showing the way cars are built today, I grew up in the 60's when you could work on you car in the driveway. Your videos show the layers of parts that have to be removed just to replace a small part. Great videos keep them coming.

I have a 2008 Audi Allroad 3,0 TDI here in Latvia - and currently, the steering rack is leaking. Before that, there was a tiny leak on the hydraulic fluid reservoir (which is EXACTLY the same part as on this A8). I bought a used reservoir for EUR 15,00 - washed and blew it with air several times for about an hour - but apparantly, even that didn't wash it completely out of old fluid. So I put it on the car and filled back up with original Febi green liquid - in one week, my steering rack started to leak like crazy (never had any problems with it before). So now I've bought a new/refurbished steering rack from DRI Automotive (EUR 300), a new steering pump from JP Group (EUR 80 - but similar prices are available in a scope of +- 30 EUROS from Meyle, Bosch, etc) - a new reservoir again (this time completely new for EUR 28 during the black friday deals) and new hoses from Metzger and AIC to and from the rack (EUR 120 in total). In addition - the low pressure hoses to and from the heat-exchanger will also have to be replaced (will go for aftermarket silicone transparent ones - just to be able so see what flows inside of them). As I'll do the work myself, I consider to have survived the ordeal rather easily/cheaply. All the system will have to be replaced - just because of the crap that I thought I washed out - but apparently, didn''t - from the used reservoir. The complete front of the vehicle needs to come off to do the job (the pump is driven by the belt, not by the axle/differential as on this car). LONG STORY SHORT - I would highly advise the owner not to FAFF AROUND and spend the extra 100 dollars - and buy a new steering pump. Unless he wants to spend again - and spend more. Greetings from Latvia, good luck.

I should have added to my recent comment that whoever is doing the video recording of your work is amazing. All of the videos are clear and even the audio is superb. Kudos to the videographer! 😊😊😊

One of my favorite channels, really appreciate you guys taking the time to film even though it slows you down. Big thanks to the editor too

Good to hear that your back is better! Always enjoy your videos!

Nice work! That looked rough! Love all the videos👏

Always a pleasure to watch a Master Mechanic at work.

The customer is lucky you would even do this job! Love it. Please keep posting. Greetings from the Old Jarhead in WNC

I need to see an interview with an Audi engineer , they need to explain this madness.

need more shops like yours, and with honesty such as yours. great channel!

You guys are my favorite mechanic channel. Top quality work!

Johny, don't listen to the haters. Great videos always. thank you.

Thank you for posting these videos. It’s a warning to anyone thinking about buying a used Audi or BMW. Get ready to pay $$$$ for repairs and maintenance. Before the BMW fan bois chime in saying “just do your regular maintenance and it’ll be fine” NO! Regular maintenance shouldn’t include chasing and replacing all the leaking and cracking plastic parts in your engine bay, nor should it include dropping the engine to replace a water pump!

Johnny, you're an awesome mechanic with alot of specialized knowledge which is not cheap!

Your a genuine solid citizen Johnny. I hope one day you can tweak my cross country E70. I have managed to maintain the machine for 2 years with onboard tools. Just recently traced a corroded can bus connector causing every module to throw codes in the vehicle. Scared me to death.

Great work as always, very methodical approach to all of your jobs 👏 👍🏻

Best mechanic on the web…not a bad bloke either…congrats on a great Vlog.

One of the best automotive channels on KZfaq. Ignore the haters, every technical channel has commenters typing "You're doing it wrong!" before they've finished watching

The more I learn about the Audi, the more I would not own one. Thanks for your videos.

If only all mechanics cared as much as Jonny. Let's be honest, the auto sales/repair world isn't exactly overflowing with integrity!

A friend of mine had a V8 A8, and ran it for twelve months. It was like getting a wish out of his system. It WAS a lovely car to ride in, but it cost a fortune over twelve months so that having passed its UK MOT he sold it for not a small loss. He has a small Peugeot now. The Audi was eight years old, and Pug was two years older and has run faultlessly for eighteen months since the change. Was the last simple quality car the Volvo 240? I had two of those. Okay that petrol was like mother's milk to them, but otherwise repairs were infrequent, easily done [so garage labour not a catastrophe] and the parts were no more than Ford or GM. Nowadays there are no easy to work on cars! Best wishes from George

Jonny is an honest man, I wish you all the best.

Great job you are one great mechanic. Love how clean your shop is and well lit up. Definitely a shop id love to work at and definitely take my car to be worked on too.

If i were the customer watching this video i would be kicking myself for not getting a new power steering pump (assuming they are available). what a PITA that job is. Good on you for treating your customers as friends.

Glad your back is feeling better 😊 best wishes and success to you

Jonny, your fantastic! I love your opennes, honesty and professionalism, you have the same 'attitude' as busgreasemonkey whom i also follow. We love you to and your a great montor and example, with your Team :)

We love you and the channel, Johnny ❤

Absolutely insane for P/S pump! Thanks for the video Ninja!

Johnny is a class act.

First class ethics Jonny - I would have no trouble bringing any business your way mate. Any one would have confidence it was going to be done right and you would be treated right. respect.👍

Epic Jonny - thanks for the vids of your excellent work.

Love your stuff Jonny!!! Keep them coming!!

Bless you my son for all you do by working on Audi's BMW Mercedes et cetera the engineering at 1st seems phenomenal but trying to fix them and repair certain items can be a nightmare thank you and your crew You are all highly trained expert technicians hats off to you

Reminds me of an old Married With Children episode. Jefferson bought an exotic car that was never out of the shop. When Al asked him what was wrong with it, Jefferson smiled and said proudly, "Something very expensive and very European!"

Përshëndetjet më të mira, nga Gjermania. Keep Up the good Work 🙌

Jonny, I have followed your channel and have the deepest admiration and respect for what you do. People think fixing cars is quick and easy but they don't understand all that's involved. Most especially the element of human talent! As a huge car-fan (7 car fleet), weekend mechanic and engineer my only recommendation for you and your team is to PLEASE wear safety glasses. I have got 2 eye injuries, both easily avoidable with a $2 pair of glasses. Especially when removing panels and parts full of dirt/sand from under a car. Thanks for showing us what you do!

Great job as always!

You work miracles Every Day - you are amazing!!

I don’t think I would put a used part in that location. But I’m sure a new one cost as much as used Camry. Lol Johnny seems very real. We love you too Ninja man.

I'm glad your back is ok Car Ninja! Good job sir!

loving this channel, keep it up!

Audis have always been known as an engineering "after thought".... Nothing makes sense. Any mechanic I speak to tell me they cringe when an Audi pulls in. Johnny is the most honest mechanic I've ever known. God bless brother. Keep up the honest and hard work. That's why you are successful.

If I need my BMW worked on, I’m driving or towing it to you from St Louis! I’ve been watching you long enough to know you are fair to your customers!

Love these videos, you learn so much.

Insane to put a used power steering pump in with that much work involved. Customers aren't always right.

Wow! When I stuff like this, the more I love my E46 330 Ci which I lovingly maintain myself.

These jobs sometimes are a pain. All we can do is just keep it slow and steady and keep things moving along. Filming will get in the way as it makes you stop and perhaps explain things but that's the nature of the beast. Maybe Velocity can get you one of those wireless DJI mics and you can just talk as you work and not necessarily have to stop to point yourself at the camera since that's where the mic is. Keep up the great job Johnny. :)

Outstanding, your fans love you too!

OMG! That's really insane! The things you have to remove just to replace that part!

Another great video. Thanks Jonny

UNBELIEVABLE 🤯 Such patience, persistence & professionalism. One of my always wanted cars A8/S8, however I think I'll stick to 460 Lexus 😅 Love the interaction with Hoovey, Car Wizard & Ninja 👍

You gotta love it. They drive it till the wheels fall off and have a "big trip" lined up right after the repairs are done, not giving you a chance to take your time with the job.

wish my mechanic worked like you. He's had my wife's car for over 2 months and works on it when he can.

I've been perusing the internet for a used A8, found most of them really cheap but after watching this, lord do I regret even having the intention of buying one. My god this things have to be fantastic when new but at a certain age for every great feature the mechanical aspects brings the car down tenfold.

Great attitude for a tough job!

Coolant tank reservoir is another must do on these. Can total out your car if faulty and left long enough.

You have the patience of a Saint.

Love Jonny honesty and I'm a new subscriber.

Respect, unbelievable work just to change a PS pump. 😮 Put me right off the D4 S8/v8 cars. I have a 2016 U.K. A8 D4 3 litre tdi, hope that pump is easier to get to.

Awesome work!

I wish I lived close by to Johnnys shop I’d take both of my BMWs to him in a heartbeat

Love watching Jonny even though I dont do any work on my car apart from the odd wash. Whatever Jonny charges for jobs like that it will not be enough! it will still be less than main dealer rates and it will be properly done. Main dealer in the UK are only good with cars under warranty needing oil and filters,

Customers do pay for special tools, that is a small portion of why we charge the first hour of diagnosis, to help collect money for special needs, training, subscriptions, etc. We do not consider our normal labor and the shop profits to pay for special needs to help us do the job better. The shop can pay for a shop heater or air-con unit. If we want to buy a nice bent wrench, that is on the individual tech. I won't get into a long list of what is special to the tech and a must-have for the shop, thanks for the video.

With just a bit more thought, Audi could have made this job nearly impossible. I'm surprised they didn't have the pump inside the engine, driven by the timing chain. That's the sort of lunacy you come to expect from German cars now.

Is not often you get a honest mechanic I can see this guy is honest as other couple guys I watch in KZfaq my respect for all of this mechanics is not an easy job

As an engineed, I am amased how efficient use of that space was - almost no unused space at all.

Johnny you are the Zen Master of European cars. Calm cool and collected are you

I recall doing one in a Honda J30 engine. I believe it was a removal of the serpentine belt, pulley, and some bolts for the pump, and add some new fluid during installation. That's it! Taking off the subframe... 8 hour job... lol. I'm a family man - finding 10 minutes to hand wash a car is already difficult

I don't blame the customer nor car ninja too , sometimes u need to work with used parts, as the oem or genuine take so long to have them and install on the car. Car ninja you are great!!!

There goes the A8 4.2 off the car bucket list.

It’s time to sell my 2012 A8 asap 😂 what a nightmare to deal with. It took me a whole day just to replace rear coolant pipe. But I have to admit that it drives better than my 750 or s550

I love your content!

Nice shop and great co workers. Good to see German cars being worked on. Just subscribe, keep it coming .

good job guys !

Take or leave this - but I enjoy the test drives at the end to see how they turned out. Realize u can’t always do it. But it’s nice when u can.

This one that seemed painful to say the least. Being a mechanic is not easy. You have to love it to keep going.....

This dude is one of the best.👍🏽✌🏽

what a nice guy. just genuinely nice guy.

These videos are the best advertisements for Japanese and Korean cars ever.

Why the hell do people watching your videos try to add some smarmy factor to your work ? Screw ‘em, you just keep doing what you are doing. Signed, the majority of your viewers. Steve

For that amount of work, the customer was silly to provide a used part. Unless new parts weren’t available.

"Advil" always works.. my boy JONNY off a perk 💪🏼😂

Haters are always going to hate. If I could send you my cars from Northern California, I would in a heartbeat. Keep up the great work..

Audi is like "Hey, we designed this car to engineering perfection, but you have to remove the engine to add washer fluid. Now give us $80k."

Thanks for the video. 👍

Well done.

i used to like BMWs and AUDIs and mercs before i knew much about working on cars, i'm mostly a DIY type but these videos help my urges of buying anything german

I love these channels. Tells me what cars to avoid.